Show Notes
Ahead of the 2024 Paris Paralympics Opening Ceremony Thursday Morning (Australian time) the ListenABLE Podcast has 2 special episodes speaking with our past and competing Australian Paralympians. In this episode you'll hear: Jarryd Clifford is set to compete in the 1500m and 5000m events and speaks about the hilarious reason why he doesn't use a guide even though he is legally blind Paul Harpur is a Paralympian across two different sports! Goalball and athletics. He speaks about setting a PB at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics in front of his friends and family. Sarah Kate-Rose: Sitting in the stands at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics Sarah was inspired to play sport and she excelled in swimming across multiple future events. Kelly Cartwright talks about her $20,000 running leg and the fact about the spikes on her shoes that blew Angus and Dylan's mind!
Make sure you subscribe to not miss next weeks Part two special on the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Watch this episode with captions here: https://youtu.be/kMwkBGyDRzI Recorded, edited and produced by Angus' Podcast Company: www.sessioninprogress.com.au Grab our first merch release at our website From Your Pocket https://fromyourpocket.com.au/work/listenable/merch
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